STAT 1060

Intro/Stat/Scie & Hlth Science

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This course gives an introduction to the basic concepts of statistics through extensive use of examples. The topics include experimental design, descriptive statistics, simple linear regression and the basics of statistical inference. Students will learn to use the statistical package MINITAB. NOTE: Students who have already taken university level Calculus should consider taking STAT 2060.03 instead of STAT 1060.03.

Sections

Lecture, pick one
Tutorial, pick one

From the syllabus

From the Fall 2025 syllabus by Ammar Sarhan and Mohammad Amirianmatlob. Open the PDF

Grading

35%Exam 1In person; October 31
35%Exam 2In person; final exam period
15%Assignments (8)Online
10%Tutorial assessments (8)Online
5%Tutorial quizzes (9)Worst three scores dropped

Textbook

  • Stats: Data and Models, 4th Canadian Edition, DeVeaux, Velleman, Bock, Vukov and Wong

Course rules

Late work
Documented, valid late work may be accepted before solutions are posted; this applies to one week of homework once.
Missed exams
Missing an exam without a valid, documented excuse results in a zero.
Makeup exams
After taking a makeup for Exam 1, permission for a makeup Exam 2 is very unlikely.
Missed quizzes
Missed quizzes receive zero, with no makeups; the three lowest quiz scores are dropped.
Attendance
Exams are in person on campus; online exams are not available.

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